This was easily one of my most anticipated titles of the year since not only was it a new josei title, but one from the creator of one of my favorite ongoing manga. So why does it feel like a bit of a disappointment?
FRAU FAUST, by Kore Yamazaki. First published in 2014 and first published in North America in 2017.
PLOT:
To young Marion, Johanna was simply the strange yet smart stranger in town who needed his help. He could have never guessed that she was the Dr. Faust of legend, who made a deal with a demon and now seeks to reassemble the same demon she dealt with. Soon Marion finds himself joining her motley household of orphans and creations, all while holy crusaders try to hunt her down.